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City Cemetery

City Cemetery from directly overhead

City Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Cerritos Blancos stands 182 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Refugio Benavides, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.9 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Webb County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117443393, matched on coordinates and name (304 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2000
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates27.52780, -99.48016

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Childhood Cancer Awareness: 0.3 mi
  • El Sol sale para Todos: 0.4 mi
  • City of Laredo Health Department Mural: 0.8 mi
  • Nuestro Laredo Mural: 0.9 mi
  • Isabel Allende Memorial: 1.0 mi
Parks
  • Senator Judith Zaffirini Park: 0.3 mi
  • Armando Cisneros Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cynthia Collazo Park: 0.8 mi
  • Chaparral Park: 0.9 mi
  • Dr. Martha E. Villarreal Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Osprey Hill: 2.9 mi
  • El Pico: 8.4 mi
  • Loma de las Potrancas: 17.0 mi
  • Mendez Hills: 19.2 mi
  • Cerritos Blancos: 20.1 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • El Portal: 2.6 mi
  • Texas Mexican Railway Co. Car: 3.0 mi
  • Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of City Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerritos BlancosNNW 329°182 m20.1 mi
Loma de las PotrancasNNW 333°177 m17.0 mi
Cerrito PrietoESE 115°172 m24.2 mi
El PicoNW 321°152 m8.4 mi
Mendez HillsS 170°144 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1919:50
June solstice06:4420:0320:37
September equinox07:2719:0519:36
December solstice07:2517:1417:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F586369768287888983766659
Precip in0.90.81.61.52.82.52.11.73.61.71.01.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laredo Intl AP, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12454134022

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